Comments on: What Does the New Tobacco Law Mean to You and Your Family?

By: Bob Z

Bob Z — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:42 +0000

Just another example of the government trying to control every facet of our lives. They have no right interfering in commerce like this. They are not our mommies and daddies.
The federal government has 1 job and ONLY 1 job….doing what we tell them to do! Right now their most important job is to rework ALL of our international trade agreements so our “allies”, like france and japan can’t screw us any more.

By: Robert M.

Robert M. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:16:29 +0000

What difference does it make if the cigarettes are tutti-fruiti or bubble-gum flavored or colored?? If you bring a pack to the counter, your age should be determined by legal identification before being allowed to purchase……simple…..works in a liquor store….works in an “adult” store…..should we now outlaw lemon vodka, kahlua, strawberry daquiris and edible underwear??? If you dont want to smoke…dont….and if you dont want to be around smoke, welcome to the new USA, where practically everywhere is banned from smoking, but where is the line going to be drawn???? I rarely smoke and when I do, I smoke a cigar or a clove cigarette. I rarely drink, but when I do I enjoy spiced rum……wonder how long till thats outlawed???

By: Sam W.

Sam W. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:58:09 +0000

I am not a smoker by addiction,I am a smoker by choice. I CHOOSE to go to a hooka bar with my friends and relax with the Cultural Hooka. It is a pleasentry I do not beleive any man or woman has a right to make me give up. This body is my Temple and I will do with it as I see fit. If I choose to smoke a pack of cloves once every other month then It is my choice. If I choose to shmoke Shisha and drink Herbal tea at my Favorite Haunts, Then I see no one holding a gun to my head making me go. It’s a choice, The Oppresion this will lead to is jusy another for of Proabition. One more reason to hate our Government for turning a democracy into a monarchy!

By: Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:48 +0000

I agree that it’s wrong for the tobacco industry to target kids. I also agree that it is a weakness of character which causes people not to quit smoking. I am an occasional smoker I am nineteen years old and have been an occasional smoker since high school It is the lack of moderation and discretion which causes invasive legislation which deprives us of our liberties. I like to smoke clove cigarettes, which I am of age to do and I don’t understand the idea that these things target kids. The only place you can buy those, at least in my area is at a tobacco shop, where they card on the way in. I for one think this is ludicrous. At twenty-one you’re allowed to drink, are we going to ban margaritas because they have sugar in them and kids might decide they want one. These types of laws don’t protect anyone, just sell cigarettes at specific stores or registers in stores like they do for liquor and the problem is no longer nearly as large. The problem is that any store can sell cigarettes and the licensing isn’t well enforced.

By: Chris D

Chris D — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:53:37 +0000

Yes, adults have the right to smoke BUT when the tobacco industry targets children, THAT’S WRONG.

By: Alex Vega

Alex Vega — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:33:44 +0000

Sorry, I understand smoking is bad, but this is wrong. If the government fully respects the cigarette industry as a legitimate business then all of these measures are wrong. If cigarette smoking is never beneficial, than shouldn’t it have been shut down out right? No, it hasn’t because of the large monetary gains to be had through taxes and the country’s overall economy. Either, you eliminate this “cancer” to society fully or you don’t. You can’t step in like this and give these foolish boundaries to their business and regulate it. If you make the step here, then you must regulate the food industry as well putting scare labels on high starch products stating that “simple carbs cause obesity.” There’s too much pick and choose right now, and not enough hardlining from this administration; something this country desperately needs.

By: devmcghee

devmcghee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:19:23 +0000

this is awesome….i’m a smoker and i have 2 little girls, whom i pray will not smoke, we try to limit the girls exposure, no smoking in car, house, around them, but they know we smoke. it’s great that kids will start seeing smoking for what it is, gross and deadly. i can say though that its also parents jobs to make sure kids dont smoke…we are quiting this week, we have no choice, i will be crushed if our girls smoke, the best way for them not to start is not let them get cigs from their own home!

By: mark miller

mark miller — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:42:54 +0000

People start smoking, precisely, because it is bad for them. It’s allure is that it is dangerous, and youmg people are impetuous by nature. No one who is smoking now is unaware of the dangers. I believe that smoking begins due to peer pressure, a desire to rebel, or to fit an image. The failure to quit as one matures is due to a weakness of character. Obama signing this legislation is hypocritical, and shows a further lack of character. The villaiainization of this industry shows the frustration of the government at their inability to control the actions of a large portion of the population. Nobody should smoke, but tobacco is not going to go away. The more the government raises taxes, the more they create a black market to skirt the rules.

By: Iris Porter

Iris Porter — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:22:28 +0000

I think this is great! Anything that helps limit smoking in our country and that might deter people from starting to smoke is great progress. I wish smoking would be outlawed altogether. My father is currently dying from lung cancer. So hopefully this will protect someone from having to go through what he and the rest of the family are experiencing right now. You people who are so content to keep smoking won’t feel the same when you or your loved one are laying in bed unable to breathe.

By: Chase Williams

Chase Williams — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:27:06 +0000

This act will generally improve the average young smokers education on the subject, and including pictures on the packs is genius. Sure people who want to smoke will smoke, but overall this will eventually drive the percentage of people in this country down who choose to smoke. It is already abundantly clear in my area, that people frown upon smoking. And I have friends that smoke which try and hide this habit from family and friends. People which are in the mid 20s, and 30s.

And personally I think if someone IS going to buy anything which they intend on consuming in one form or another, they should know exactly what is in it, and that data should be readily available on the package.